“But she thought somebody was just trying to get on the train after the doors were closed.”

Police said the screams of horrified riders on the platform persuaded the conductor to halt. But Mabel Feliz said, “Somebody inside the train pulled the emergency brake just before the train went into the tunnel.”

She was rushed by ambulance to Bellevue Hospital, where she was admitted in stable condition with head and ankle injuries. Hilda’s mother was also treated at Bellevue for a minor head injury and released.